Warren Commission (01 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (01 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
And if I have found out that my date of employment is the date that Lee
was employed in Dallas, and this man said he worked some place before,
I think that is very important information.
The CHAIRMAN. We will check on that.
Go right ahead with your own story.
Mrs. OSWALD. Maybe I should apologize for taking up so much of the
Commission's time, sir.
Mr. DOYLE. Go right ahead with the business, and when you give the
Commission the facts, then the Commission will take on from there in
their own judgment.
Mr. RANKIN.. Mr. Doyle, while she is taking a moment, I will hand you
a photostatic copy of this tape recording of an interview with Mrs.
Marguerite Oswald--it purports to be that--recorded on November 25,
1963, an interview by J. M. Howard.
Mr. DOYLE.. Thank you.
Mrs. OSWALD. Now, one thing we have not covered was Lee's discharge.
The CHAIRMAN. May I interrupt just a minute?
Is that the document we were talking about just a little while ago, a
copy of which was to be given to Mrs. Oswald?
Mr. RANKIN. That is right, that is the one requested.
The CHAIRMAN. And the one you were speaking of----
Mr. RANKIN. As a 28-page document.
The CHAIRMAN. Yes--all right.
Now, you may continue, Mrs. Oswald.
Mrs. OSWALD. Thank you very much.
This is Lee's questionable, dishonorable discharge, where I come in.
The first envelope was addressed to Lee Harvey Oswald, airmail. And Lee
was in Russia, as we know. We have the proof. And you have all of the
copies of this, I am sure.
The CHAIRMAN. Yes.
Mrs. OSWALD. And this you do not have. You have a copy now, but you do
not have the story, Mr. Rankin.
It states that the discharge by reason of unfitness, recommendation for
discharge, reason of unfitness.
Well. I wrote to the U.S. Marine Corps--now, where is the copy of my
letter?
I talked to a commandant at the Marine Corps and read this to him. And
he advised me how to write to the Marine Corps, the official of the
Marine Corps. And that is a copy of the letter.
I asked--well, he will get me the letter, I am sure.
So then I will read the answer to my letter.
Is that satisfactory?
Mr. RANKIN. Yes. Mr. Liebeler is going to get the copy that he has.
Now, can you tell the Commission when you first learned about this
matter?
Mrs. OSWALD. It would be on the envelope, sir. The envelope is mailed,
Glenview, April 29, Illinois. But, as you see, it had gone to a lot of
addresses, because I had moved around quite a bit. So we would have to
say I got it some time later than the original.
Mr. RANKIN. Now, does this involve the question of the undesirable
discharge?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, sir; it does.
Mr. RANKIN. And did you ever write to Secretary Connally about that,
later Governor Connally?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, sir, I never did write to him.
Mr. RANKIN. All right. Will you tell us what happened?
Mrs. OSWALD. I wrote a letter, and was told how to write the letter.
And this is the answer to the letter.
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